We are constantly dazzled by <a href="http://kkaa.co.jp">Kengo Kuma's</a> experimental forays to the edge of architecture, so when we learned that he had designed a new home in Hokkaido called Même – Experimental House, we knew to take note. This small and luminous dwelling is modeled after the vernacular Japanese Chise homes that are traditionally built with <a href="http://inhabitat.com/swirling-australian-earth-house-looks-like-a-green-crop-circle-from-above/">earth and grass</a>. But as can be expected, Kengo Kuma added a few of his own touches to make the home energetically independent of mechanical systems.

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Meme Experimental House by Kengo Kuma and Associates

This gorgeous dwelling is Kengo Kuma's latest exploration to the edge of architecture

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Meme Experimental House by Kengo Kuma and Associates

The home is modeled after traditional earth and grass architecture

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Meme Experimental House by Kengo Kuma and Associates

Kengo Kuma framed the home in Japanese larch

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Meme Experimental House by Kengo Kuma and Associates

The home is then wrapped in a polyester fluor-coated carbide

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Meme Experimental House by Kengo Kuma and Associates

The interior wall is lined with a removable fiberglass material

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Meme Experimental House by Kengo Kuma and Associates

Recycled PET is sandwiched between as insulation

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Meme Experimental House by Kengo Kuma and Associates

Natural light permeates the entire envelope to ensure no mechanical lighting is required

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Meme Experimental House by Kengo Kuma and Associates

The home is so thermally comfortable no heating is required - even in winter!

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Meme Experimental House by Kengo Kuma and Associates

This special construction restores a natural rhythm to the occupants who work when the sun is up and rest when it sets

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Meme Experimental House by Kengo Kuma and Associates

We are constantly dazzled by Kengo Kuma's experimental forays to the edge of architecture, so when we learned that he had designed a new home in Hokkaido called Même – Experimental House, we knew to take note. This small and luminous dwelling is modeled after the vernacular Japanese Chise homes that are traditionally built with earth and grass. But as can be expected, Kengo Kuma added a few of his own touches to make the home energetically independent of mechanical systems.